First of all its free for a reason...

So, why not give it to her and let her and her friends sail it around, pop it and after a couple of "Dad, you need to fix my boat", you be asking us what's a good boat for your 8 year old daughter.

THe other route is to get her a Hobie Wave/H14 now and save yourself the headache.

If you are cheap bastard (like me) and like to fix things (like me) and not really sure if the kid will actually use this thing, what's the downside?

Get it, pump it up and make sure you keep an eye on them in case it deflates in the middle of whatever body of water they'll be out on.

Oh and lifejackets would be a requirement, and I'd be sure anyone she takes out can swim....

Good luck and update your umbrella policy for at least a million or so...

Bill